Water Seminar Series: Mike Sousek, Lower Elkhorn NRD general manager

March 13 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm UTC+0

According to UNL Announce, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s fifth annual Water Seminar Series explores priorities and challenges in Nebraska’s natural resource districts, which are uniquely based on river basin boundaries.

NET premieres “River of Surprises,” an 8-minute short film documenting the last leg of Mike and Pete’s journey through the Platte Basin following a mythical drop of water from the snowmelt in the Rockies to the Plains

January 31, 2019

Hardin Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska

“Follow the Water” School of Natural Resources screening

Free and open to the public, the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources screened “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Grace, Ethan, Grant, and Carlee. A panel discussion with Forsberg and Pete followed.

November 29, 2018

Nebraska Prairie Museum, Holdrege, Nebraska

Farrell speaks at the Nebraska Prairie Museum where Water/Ways, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils nationwide, exhibits from November 17 – December 21, 2018

October 24, 2018

Nebraska Innovation Campus, Lincoln, Nebraska

National Institute for Water Resources Regional Symposium

Mariah and Morgan present “A Watershed in Motion”

October 9 – October 11, 2018

Whitefish, Montana

Montana Watershed Coordination Council Symposium

Watershed Storytelling workshop presented by Forsberg, Mariah, Mary, Emma and Brooke in partnership with Chris Johns, project lead for National Geographic Society’s Beyond Yellowstone on Tuesday, October 9th

October 1-2, 2018

Dawson and Custer County, Nebraska

Morgan visits the Custer County Historical Society Museum in Broken Bow and speaks with a ranch owner, farmer and feedlot operator outside Lexington while reporting a story about a local family

October 2018

Farrell’s photographs and essay “My Path to the River” published in Great Plains Research’s Fall 2018 issue. See story here.

September 24 -26, 2018

The Northern Hotel, Billings, Montana

Western Landowner Alliance Conference

Forsberg and Sandhills rancher Sarah Sortum co-present on PBT and the Nebraska Sandhills on the evening of Tuesday, September 25th

September 23, 2018

Dawson and Custer County, Nebraska

Morgan visits a Custer County ranch and the Lexington area while reporting a story about a local family

September 16-21, 2018

Jackson, Wyoming

Summit Nature Photography Workshop

Forsberg attends as faculty instructor and public presenter with Carlee and Brooke on scholarship from the Summit as attendees

September 12, 2018

Outside Lincoln, Nebraska

Saline Wetlands Open House

Mariah, Brooke and Morgan share images captured on PBT cameras from the Marsh Wren Saline Wetland during an open house aiming to inform the public about the newly-developed wetland

August 18, 2018

PBS premieres “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Grace, Ethan, Grant, and Carlee on NET Television – See more here

August 2, 2018

Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, Lincoln, Nebraska

Premiere of “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Grace, Ethan, Grant and Carlee – See more here

July 16, 2018

Crane Trust, Wood River, Nebraska

Forsberg and Morgan photograph grassland bird mist netting research – See story here

July 12, 2018

Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska

Premiere of “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Grace, Ethan, Grant and Carlee – See more here

July 8, 2018

Midwest Theater, Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Premiere of “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Grace, Ethan, Grant and Carlee – See more here

June 22-26, 2018

Poudre Canyon, Colorado

Forsberg, Emma, and Mariah shoot along the Cache la Poudre River in Poudre Canyon for the upcoming story about the American Dipper and the Platte Basin’s only designated Wild and Scenic River

June 6-11, 2018

Wildcat Hills, and Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska

On the first half of the trip, Grant and Mariah were filming in the Wildcat Hills for the upcoming story about the geography of the region and the species that live within. On the second half of the trip, Grant, Carlee and Mariah were filming trumpeter swan researchers for the upcoming story about trumpeter swans.

June 3, 2018

The World Theatre, Kearney, Nebraska

Premiere of “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Grace, Ethan, Grant and Carlee – See more here

May 29-June 1, 2018

Wildcat Hills, Nebraska

Forsberg, Mariah, Brooke, and Grant will be backpacking through the Wildcat Hills to tell the story of its geography and the species that live within

April 26, 2018

Nebraska East Union, Lincoln, Nebraska

Daugherty Water for Food Research Forum

Mariah presents “Seeing a Watershed in Motion” with interns Grant and Ethan

April 24, 2018

Center for Great Plains Studies, Lincoln, Nebraska

Staff screening of “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Carlee, Ethan, Grace and Grant – See more here

Mary presents “Research and Educational Efforts to Communicate about the Biodiversity of Wet Meadows and Prairies along Rivers of Central Nebraska”

November 13-16, 2017

Washington, D.C.

International League of Conservation Photographers’ WildSpeak Symposium

Forsberg, Mariah and interns Grant and Ethan attend

October 26-27, 2017

Switzer Ranch, Burwell, Nebraska

Shoot for “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Carlee, Ethan, Grace and Grant – See more here

October 17-19, 2017

UC Davis, California

Riparian Summit 2017 – Confluence to Influence

Mary and Forsberg present “Our Connection to Riparian Systems through the Arts”

September 24-30, 2017

Jackson, Wyoming

Summit Photography Workshop

Mike instructs and interns Grant and Ethan attend

September 24-26, 2017

Kearney, Nebraska

Nebraska Association of Resource Districts Annual Meeting

Forsberg, Mary and Emma present “Seeing a Watershed in Motion”

September 11-17, 2017

Colorado’s Front Range

Shoot for “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Carlee, Ethan, Grace and Grant – See more here

August 24, 2017

Lincoln, Nebraska

Shoot with Forsberg, Pete, and Kelly Seacrest for “Follow the Water,” NET’s documentary featuring Forsberg, Pete and Farrell co-produced by Mariah with time-lapse production by interns Carlee, Ethan, Grace and Grant – See more here

August 21, 2017

South-central, Nebraska

The Great American Eclipse

Forsberg, Mary, Emma and Mariah collaborate with the Crane Trust and Center for Global Soundscapes to incorporate a multimodal suite of tools, including time-lapse cameras, sound recorders, and environmental sensors, to assess how a drastic and rapid reduction in light influenced various wildlife, plants, and atmospheric conditions during the Great American Eclipse – See story here

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Claire M. Hubbard Foundation

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